The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-16
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THEODORE Triton is living in Paris and de-
voting himself in part to literary pursuits.
A LADY was importuning Lord Rothschild to
direct her son into paying business. Madam
said he. ''any business is good; selling matches
even is a splendid business. if you do enough
of it,"
WAsHINGToN gossip still continues to couple
the names of Secretary Bayard and Miss Mar
koe. The fact is. however. they have met but
twice this winter-ouce at a White House recep-
ton and once at reception at Secretary Endi
colts.
NATURAL gas has been flowing and in use at
the town of Westfeld, N. Y, since lS26-also at
Leechburg, from one we'll for eighteen years
past, and at New Cum berland for twenty one
years
A. K. CUTTING, who thought that he was go
ing to become a casus belli between this country
and Mexico, not very long ago, is now engaged
for $l2 per week at reading proof on the Sedalia
Bazoo.
ATLANTA Constitution: Treasurer Jordan has
again taken farewell of his associates in the
Treasury Department This is the third fare
well. MIR. Jordan would make first rate
actress
It'd BITS: Mamma: You're surely not afraid
of gentle cow Ethel Why, she gives you all
the nice butter for lunch. you know Ethel (du-
biously1 The butter is just the part of her I'm
afraid of, mamma.
continues in bad health. and of course the gen.
erous reader will, on this account, excuse 1.-The
room for improvement in paper this week
You all, or at least some of you. know what it is
to have sick wife, hence our excuses
BANGOR (Me.) Com mercia A small boy in
one OF our public schools was reading, and came
to the word napkin" and hesitated. ''Why do
you stop there, johnny said the teacher; you
know what napkin is, don't you2" ooh, yes."
said Johnny, his face Frightening up that's
something we when we have company"
SENATOR MCPHERSON, of New Jersey, eats
bowl of mush and milk before he goes to a
Washington dinner and one on his return there
from. He eats little or nothing at the dinner
and drinks no wine. In this way he SAYS he is
enabled to retain his health while in public life
Over dining has destroyed many a valuable life
at the Nations capital, and Senator Mcpherson
Is wise in his precautions.
EDWARD T. FLYNN, managing editor of the
New York Herald, has been spending week in
Atlanta, and making himself agreeable to the
young ladies. In speech to the feminine por-
ton of the high-school he said: when look
into your faces and recollect that am a citizen
of the same country with you, it makes me proud
OF my American citizenship Let's see-Flynn!
Flynn! that's Irish, isn't it9 And the speech
isn't that blarney?
THEY tell in Philadelphia that years ago a
boy named Edwin H. Filter climbed up on the
roof of the old Bridesburg rope-walk to shoot a
crow. He shot the crow, but tie watchman of
the building pulled him down from the roof and
| gave him foggng Edwin H. Filter the same
| one, is now mayor elect of the city, and owner
| of that rope-w walk, and that same Waterman is
now one of his ennployes-too old to work, but
| pensioned handsomely
| DURING the bue-glass craze of few years
| ago. Mrs. Ruth Smith, of Bridgeport, Conn,
| gave the matter her serious attention Being a
| widow lady of wealth, she caused to be built on
! the southeast corner of her house room com
| posed entirely of blue glass; into which the sun
! light streams the entire day. Mrs. Smith wears
| blue glass spectacles, dresses in blue silk, and
| has her meals brought to this novel room on
dishes of blue glass; where she eats, sleeps and
lives. 1t is stated that shs has not been out from
| her glass home more than ten minutes at time
| in eight years, during which pc, iod she has
| never felt pain ache of the slightest de-
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